Originally Posted by
work2fly
When I think of See's, I don't think of chocolate, rather "chocolates", being some sort of filling covered with chocolate. In that regard, I think they're solid, but by no means the best in the US. Ben Heggy's in NE Ohio, is far superior, especially their chocolate covered nuts. I'm sure there are other local chocolatiers in the US who make an outstanding product.
Budweiser, Kraft american cheese, and Hershey chocolate may be the most popular American made beers, cheese, and chocolate, but they are far from being the best. The best American microbrews, artisanal cheese, and chocolate would fare well against the best that the rest of the world has to offer.
See's uses Guittard chocolate for the actual chocolate, so that part of the confections is of very high quality and flavo(u)r. I grew up eating that stuff, and didn't know how good I had it until someone brought a box of Whitman's Sampler over.
For the "drug store" candy, it was always Nestle over Hershey.